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TRANSPARENCY LEGISLATION
Regulated Information
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DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT OF 2 MAY 2007 ON DISCLOSURE OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
Lier, Belgium – May 28, 2009 – 07:30 AM CET
Exercise of warrants – May 18, 2009
Disclosure in accordance with the articles 15 and 18 of the Act of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and laying down miscellaneous provisions (the "Act"), as made applicable to issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on Alternext by the Royal Decree of 21 August 2008 on the rules for certain multilateral trade facilities.
Situation at May 18, 2009
BASIC DATA
Total authorized capital | € 13.610.280,93 |
Total number of securities conferring voting rights | 2.345.790 |
Total number of voting rights (the Denominator) | 2.345.790 (one voting right per share) |
Classes of shares | None |
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Total number of bonds convertible into securities conferring voting rights | 0 |
Total number of rights, whether or not reflected by securities, to subscribe for securities conferring voting rights yet to be issued | 24.502 warrants (each warrant entitles the holder to three new shares upon exercise) |
Total number of voting rights that may result from the exercise of such subscription rights | 73.506 voting rights (one voting right per new share) |
Total number of shares without voting rights | 0 |
TRESSHOLDS SET BY THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
The articles of association of Porthus NV impose that holdings are to be disclosed as from the moment they amount to 3%, 5% or a multiple of 5% of the total number of securities conferring voting rights.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRANSPARENCY LEGISLATION
Detailed information can be found in the Extract from the Guide to the Transparency Legislation CBFA_2008_16 of 5 September 2008 (available on the website of the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (CBFA): www.cbfa.nl/gv/ah/circ/pdf/cbfa_2008_16.pdf ) For the notifications the CBFA recommends the use of its standard form TR-1 BE (also available on the CBFA website: www.cbfa.be/nl/gv/ah/circ/pdf/TR-1BE.xls).
The notifications should be transmitted to both Porthus NV and the CBFA. The CBFA recommends transmitting the notifications first electronically, to the e-mail address trp.fin@cbfa.be, and subsequently – for reasons of legal certainty – by fax to +32 2 220 59 12.
It is recommended to transmit notifications to Porthus NV electronically as well, to the attention of:
Ina Suffeleers
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Manager
Gsm: +32 (0)495 59 02 32
E-mail: ina.suffeleers@porthus.com